Estadio La Independencia

Not to be confused with Estadio Independencia or Arena Independência.
Estadio La Independencia
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Full nameEstadio La Independencia
LocationTunja, Colombia
Coordinates5°32′32.04″N 73°21′11.27″W / 5.5422333°N 73.3531306°W / 5.5422333; -73.3531306
Capacity25,000[1]
Construction
Opened1970
Renovated2008
Construction cost148,000 dollars
Tenants
Boyacá Chicó
Patriotas

Estadio La Independencia (Spanish for The Independence Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in the city of Tunja, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people, and is 2,800 metres above sea level. Boyacá Chicó and Patriotas play their home games at this stadium.

Before Boyaca Chico's 2008 Apertura league title in June 2008, the stadium's capacity was 8,000, but for the final the capacity was temporarily expanded to 12,000.[2] Also with Chico's qualification to 2009 Copa Libertadores, the stadium was due to be expanded, in order to achieve the minimum 20000 seats that CONMEBOL requires to host an international match. The expansion work started in December 2008, with a total cost of 26 million COP.[3] Despite this, the renovations were completed for the first Chicó match at La Independencia, against Brazil's Gremio in the Copa Libertadores.[4]

Since the beginning of 2017, improvements have been made due to the participation of Patriotas Boyaca. in the 2017 Copa Sudamericana. The stadium has been the main venue for musical and cultural events, including concerts of international singers such as Marc Anthony,[5] Alejandro Fernández,[6] among others.

Panoramic view of Estadio La Independencia in December 2007.
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  2. ^ "Ampliarán a 15 mil espectadores capacidad de estadio de Tunja para final del fútbol colombiano". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  3. ^ "Presentan diseño del nuevo estadio La Independencia de Tunja". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  4. ^ "Chicó afirma que juega en Tunja". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  5. ^ "Caracol Radio | Noticias, deportes y opinión en Colombia".
  6. ^ "Alejandro Fernández se puso la ruana en Tunja | Entretenimiento | Noticiascaracol.com". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-12-11.